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#544 - “Distasteful” Warplane Designs on Tampines Block & Parents Defend Bringing 4-Year-Old up Everest Base Camp
July 08, 2024

A Tampines resident urged authorities to remove a "warplane" design that was painted onto the side of a block, citing that it was “terribly distasteful" and in "bad and poor taste". However, MP Baey Yam Keng decided against doing so, and justified why in

#541 - Politicians Graded on LGBTQ Stance & NUS Students Get Wednesday Me-Time
July 01, 2024

Recently, Protect Singapore released a scorecard grading politicians based on their LGBTQ stance. Some were disappointed that this occurred right before Pink Dot, but we argue why it might be a good thing. Elsewhere, NUS announced that its students can ta

#540 ft. Caitanya Tan - Why Singapore Women Stay Single & Singaporean Accent is Cringe?
June 24, 2024

In this Haresh-less episode, we end the patriarchy with guest host Caitanya Tan @caitofalltraits, as we deep dive into the recent debate about why more women in Singapore are choosing to remain single. We also discuss her thoughts about a viral Reddit thr

#539 ft. Jacky Ng - Oil Spill Stains Singapore & Does Creativity Exist in Schools?
June 20, 2024

In light of Hareshs absence, we have comedian Jacky onboard as this weeks guest host! We talk about last weekends big news: the oil spill caused by an allision between two vessels that stained coastlines at East Coast Park, Labrador Nature Reserve, Kep

#538 - Yah Lah BUT Live! BTO System Leads to More Divorces in Singapore
June 14, 2024

2 years after our last SOLD OUT live show, were finally back with another YLB LIVE recording! 40 YLB listeners spent Saturday night with us at Monks Brew Club, as we discussed the thorny issue of whether BTOs lead to more divorces in Singapore. In a sli

#537 - Singapore Airlines Offers US$10K to Passengers in Turbulence Incident & Circles.Life Porn Ad Draws Flak
June 12, 2024

This week, Singapore Airlines announced that it would compensate passengers who suffered minor injuries in the SQ321 turbulence incident US$10K each. We discuss whether this is a generous offer. Elsewhere, a Circles.Life video ad, which depicted a teena

#536 - Singles to Blame for Lack of Babies in SG & Kid’s Poster Banned From Sports Hub Football Match
June 10, 2024

A Department of Statistics report recently found that more women remaining single is one of the contributing factors for Singapores baby drought. However, the ST article headline covering this report was slammed for seemingly laying the blame squarely on

#535 - LTA Officer’s Death Sparks Outrage Against Teen & Singaporean Students Reconsider US Universities
June 07, 2024

This week, an 18-year-old involved in a motorcycle chase that killed a Land Transport Authority (LTA) officer tried to absolve himself of blame in his first court appearance. His comments sparked outrage online, with many online commenters questioning why

#534 - Science Centre Cancels Talk About Sex and Gender & Crystal Jade Offers Char Siew For Cantonese Insul
June 05, 2024

Earlier this week, Science Centre Singapore cancelled a ticketed event organised to discuss the differences between sex and gender, after an outcry from some members of the public. Could Science Centre have done anything differently to make this event pal

#533 - Ukrainian President Zelensky Calls Out China & New Raffles Statue Sparks Debate About Colonialism
June 03, 2024

This past weekend, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a surprise appearance at the Shangri-La Dialogue, where he called on Asian countries to join an upcoming Swiss-led peace summit to discuss the terms needed to end the war. While he was applaud